Dear Mr. Trump,

I see that you have banned transgender people from service in the US armed forces, on the basis of protecting the “lethality” of our military. Let’s put aside the fact that this action is blatantly discriminatory. It’s worse even than having “colored” units in the military from the civil war right up through the mid 20^th century. Let’s put aside the fact that this action has no legitimate evidentiary basis. Do you really think, Mr. President, that you are more “lethal” because you decided to stick with the gender that someone assigned you at birth?

If you are serious about “lethality,” however, then I suggest your action is misguided. If you wanted “lethality,” you should have reinstated the draft and put, at the top of the list, the thousands of convicted murderers in the United States today.

On the other side of the coin, you should have excluded everyone from the military who has once had a compassionate thought. How can they be trusted, in a time of crisis, to obey your orders to kill? You should also have excluded anyone who has ever voted for a Democrat. How can they be trusted to follow your murderous commands? Most of them believe you’re non compos mentos anyway.

Sir, I realize that if you follow my advice, the military will shrink to about 5% of its present size, but it will certainly be “lethal.”

Very truly yours,

Bruce J. Berger